Recruitment/Posting Title Temporary Research Assistant Job Category Staff & Executive - Research Support (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory) Department NJMS-Emergen Pathogen Affil Overview New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.

Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers.

Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state—at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark’s University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.

Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives. Posting Summary Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Temporary Research Assistant for NJMS- Center for Emerging & Re-emerging Pathogen. Under the direction and mentorship of Dr. Samantha Bell, Principal Investigator, the Temporary Research Assistant performs and assists with microbiology, cell biology, biochemistry, and molecular biology experiments exploring how intracellular bacterial pathogens evade host immune responses.

Among the key duties of this position are the following: Helps characterize the host response to M. tuberculosis infection. May perform cell biology, molecular biology, and biochemistry experiments, including molecular cloning, cell line generation/validation/maintenance, microscopy, protein interaction/ stability/localization studies, DNA/RNA/protein isolation/quantification, and bacterial infections. Assists in processing and analyzing samples from host/bacterial screens and infection studies. Manages and maintains lab supplies, stocks, equipment, inventories, and databases, and help evaluates and improves lab management practices as required. Assists with ordering lab supplies, provides Principal Investigator with purchase recommendations, and helps improve the cost effectiveness and environmental impact of lab operations. Keeps detailed records of procedures and experiments Position Status Part Time Hours Per Week Daily Work Shift Work Arrangement FLSA Nonexempt Grade 99H Position Salary $16/hour Annual Minimum Salary Annual Mid Range Salary Annual Maximum Salary Standard Hours 35.00 Union Description Non-Union Payroll Designation PeopleSoft Benefits Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.



Seniority Unit Terms of Appointment Temporary Staff Appointment - Hourly Position Pension Eligibility